# Sambuor Commune, Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/sambuor/ Commune · Mongkol Borei # Sambuor Sambuor is a commune (khum or sangkat) of Cambodia in Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province. It covers **77.0 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 77.0km² - 13 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sambuor? Sambuor lies in [Mongkol Borei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/), [Banteay Meanchey Province](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/), [Cambodia](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/). It borders 7 other communes: [Boeng Pring](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/thma-koul/boeng-pring/), [Chrouy Sdau](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/battambang/thma-koul/chrouy-sdau/), [Kouk Ballangk](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/kouk-ballangk/), [Phnum Lieb](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/phnum-lieb/), [Phnum Touch](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/phnum-touch/), [Preak Netr Preah](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/preak-netr-preah/) and [Rohal](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/preah-netr-preah/rohal/). By area it is the 518th largest of 1,633 communes in Cambodia. It covers 9.5% of [Mongkol Borei](https://wherepedia.org/cambodia/banteay-meanchey/mongkol-borei/). The centre of Sambuor is about 279 km in a straight line from Phnom Penh, the capital. It is about 23 km from Mongkol Borei, the main town of Mongkol Borei. The centre point is at 13.4309° N, 103.2056° E. Source: [Department of Geography of the Ministry of Land Management, Urbanization and Construction in 2008, WFP via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-khm). ## Villages and localities in Sambuor Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Sambuor. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 17 m above sea level (median 13 m). - Chaek Angkar - Doun Loek - Khum Sambuor - Phum Chnaeum Méas - Phum Kbal Krâbei - Phum Phaiu - Phum Pôngrôr - Phum Sra Chu - Phum Srânal - Phum Srê Prey - Phumĭ Lao Tiĕ - Phumĭ Sbĕnh Char - Phumĭ Tœ̆k Réak - Sambuor - Sranal - Thma Dab Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Sambuor Named natural and historic features inside Sambuor, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - O Chnaeum Méas - O Sâmbuôr - Ou Ampil Tuek - Ou Prasat - Ou Sranal Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Sambuor and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mongkol Borei, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (26 °C). About 1,403 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (254 mm) and the driest Dec (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 14 Feb 29 19 Mar 30 55 Apr 30 85 May 29 153 Jun 28 190 Jul 27 212 Aug 27 210 Sep 27 254 Oct 27 163 Nov 26 40 Dec 26 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sambuor Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ta Poung Health Center · Ta Pung 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.26102&mlon=103.08947#map=17/13.26102/103.08947) Bank Rural credit · Phnum Touch 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.42590&mlon=103.01681#map=17/13.42590/103.01681) ATM ANZ Royal ATM · Svay Por 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.10153&mlon=103.19939#map=17/13.10153/103.19939) Petrol pump Tela · Phnum Touch 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.40715&mlon=103.01819#map=17/13.40715/103.01819) Hotel Heng Heng Guest House · Chob Vari 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.62310&mlon=103.17860#map=17/13.62310/103.17860) Mall Mongkolborey Market · Ruessei Kraok 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54355&mlon=103.02695#map=17/13.54355/103.02695) School Bonny B · Ou Prasat 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.42819&mlon=103.04146#map=17/13.42819/103.04146) College ICT - Phnom Thom High School · Ou Prasat 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.43681&mlon=103.01373#map=17/13.43681/103.01373) Police station Thma Koul Police​ Station · Ta Pung 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.26482&mlon=103.08952#map=17/13.26482/103.08952) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other communes in Mongkol Borei - Banteay Neang - Bat Trang - Chamnaom - Kouk Ballangk - Koy Maeng - Ou Prasat - Phnum Touch - Rohat Tuek - Ruessei Kraok - Soea - Srah Reang - Ta Lam ## Quick answers - Where is Sambuor?In Mongkol Borei, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia - What borders Sambuor?Boeng Pring, Chrouy Sdau, Kouk Ballangk, Phnum Lieb, Phnum Touch, Preak Netr Preah and Rohal - How many villages are in Sambuor?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sambuor?Settlements lie between 10 m and 17 m - What is the best time to visit Sambuor?November to January - Where is the nearest hospital to Sambuor?Ta Poung Health Center, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sambuor?Rural credit, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sambuor?ANZ Royal ATM, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sambuor?Tela, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sambuor?KH010210 (OCHA common operational dataset)